>>2795153a watch take a split second to check, depending on your watch you can also read the date, all sorts of other information as fast as you can flick your wrist, for a phone, you need to pull it out of your pocket, push a button or some touchscreen bullshit to get it open.
ive had this debate with my Dad many times, i wear a wristwatch, he also says it obsolete, but guess what, when someone asks what time or date it is, ive already answered before he is halfway to his pockets.
and yes i will die on this hill, is my phone solar? my watch it, can my phone tell barometric pressure without an internet connection, no, my watch can, can my phone show a compas, no, only google maps, can my watch, yes. has my watch literally never needed to be recharged? yes, can my phone last barely 2 days. well i think ive made myself clear